Photo: Dhaka TribuneThe report was prepared by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and is available on their website. It is the second World Wildlife Crime Report, with the first released in 2016Preventing wildlife crimes and trafficking, is an important avenue to reducing the risk of future zoonotic pandemics like the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, according to the UN World Wildlife Crime Report 2020. The report was prepared by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and is available on their website. It is the second World Wildlife Crime Report, with the first released in 2016. Cross-border coordination criticalUNODC believes stopping wildlife crime is critical to protecting biodiversity and the rule of law, but also for preventing future public health emergencies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 12, 2020 15:22 UTC